Gay-Friendly Doctors In Seattle

September 10, 2017

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When you’re LGBT and looking for a doctor, it’s important to have choice so you can find a doctor’s office where you feel safe and comfortable. There are plenty of doctors to choose from here in Seattle.

Seattle is home to a sizeable LGBT community, most prominently in Capitol Hill, which has long been Seattle’s gay epicenter. With its rainbow painted sidewalks, it’s impossible to miss that Capitol Hill is an LGBT space. Seattle is also home to not one but two Gay Pride Festivals. If you love music, you’ll be happy to know that the Seattle Men’s Chorus and the Seattle Women’s Chorus are the largest LGBT-identified men and women’s choruses in the world.

Below are 6 choices of gay friendly doctors in Seattle.

Darla Klokeid, MD

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Dr. Klokeid is a member of the virtual medical team with One Medical, which provides comprehensive LGBT-friendly care. She has been practicing for 16 years in Seattle. She enjoys connecting with patients on a personal level and developing long-term relationships over time. In addition to LGBT care, she has a focus on adolescent medicine, exercise, nutrition, weight management, and sports medicine. She is fluent in French and is happy to take on Francophone patients.

Jessica Rongitsch, MD

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Capitol Hill is not only a gay neighborhood, but is home to Capitol Hill Medical, an LGBT primary care center. Dr. Rongitsch is one of the doctors who practices there. She previously worked at Pike Market Medical Clinic for 8 years serving low-income, uninsured patients, homeless, and LGBT. In 2015, Rongitsch was named a Seattle Metropolitan Top Doctor for Internal Medicine and Transgender Health. Rongitsch states that she wants to provide thoughtful, evidence-based primary care respectful of all gender identities and sexual orientations. She also provides hormones and primary care for trans and gender-variant patients.

Vy Chu, MD

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Dr. Chu, another doctor at Capitol Hill Medical, has medical interests that encompass all aspects of primary care for the LGBT community. During his residency he completed a rotation focusing on STIs at the San Francisco City Clinic. He is also an HIV specialist credentialed by the American Academy of HIV Medicine. S K. on Yelp writes that Chu is a “listener, coach, and medical expert that I depend on, and he never lets me down.”

Dave Holt, ARNP

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Dave Holt is actually the founding member of Capitol Hill Medical, so you know he is committed to providing quality LGBT-friendly healthcare. He is an HIV specialist credentialed by the American Academy of HIV Medicine. When he is not in the office, Dave and his partner are Director’s Circle members of the Seattle Men’s Chorus and members of Seattle Men in Leather.

Scott Hansen, ARNP

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Hansen is the lead practitioner at Emerald City Medical Arts in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle. Emerald City is a community-centered health practice, committed to a caring and nurturing environment. He has experience working seniors, including members of the LGBT community. He and his partner of 19 years believe in trying to address the unmet needs of the older LGBT community through respect and empowerment. Mitchell writes that “unlike other offices, I wasn’t made to feel like a child being educated” because Dr. Hansen believes in informing patients about their medical choices, not browbeating them to make a certain decision.

Les Witherspoon, ND

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If you’re looking for a more holistic approach than what is usually offered in the medical profession, you can see naturopath Les Witherspoon. Located in downtown Seattle, Dr. Witherspoon has strong interests in LGBT health and transgender medicine, depression, anxiety, and insomnia. He aims to provide competent care that is culturally sensitive and is part of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association. His undergraduate degree was in Chemistry, so although he is a naturopath, he looks for the best possible solution for the patient, be it medical or natural.

These are just some of the trusted doctors to choose from if you’re looking for gay-friendly doctors in Seattle.